Jackson, W.P.U. 1990. Origins and meanings of names of South African plant genera. University of Cape Town.

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Arctotis debensis R.J.Mckenzie

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Common names: kommetjie grassland butterflower, Debe Nek arctotis (Eng.), kommetjievlaktes-botterblom (Afr.)

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Serruria hirsuta R.Br.

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Common names: Swartkops spiderhead, hairy spiderhead (Eng.) Swartkop-spinnekopbossie (Afr.)

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Selago corymbosa L.

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Common names: bitter bush, poverty bush (Eng.); bitterblombos, bitterblombossie, blombos, blombossie (Afr.); iyeza lamaqakuva (isiXhosa)

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Marasmodes defoliata S.Ortiz

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Common names: shedding autumn-aster

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Felicia petiolata (Harv.) N.E.Br.

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Common names: Lesotho felicia, creeping blue marguerite (Eng.); khotolia-ea-thaba, morarana (Sesotho)

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Cyathula natalensis Sond.

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Common names: Natal cyathula, KZN hookweed (Eng.); Natalserondeklits (Afr.); munamumuhulwane (Tshivenda); xinama, rinama (Xitsonga)

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Adromischus schuldtianus subsp. brandbergensis B.Nord. & Van Jaarsv.

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Common names: Brandberg adromischus (Eng.), Brandbergnenta (Afr.)

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Albuca bracteata (Thunb.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt (= Ornithogalum longibracteatum Jacq., O. bracteatum Thunb., O. caudatum Aiton)

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Common names: pregnant onion, false sea onion, sea-onion (Eng.); witui (Afr.); umababaza (isiZulu); masxabana (isiXhosa)

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Ledebouria venteri Van Jaarsv. & A.E.van Wyk

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Common names: Gouritz cliff squill, Venter’s African hyacinth (Eng.); Gouritz krans-slangkop (Afr.)

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Ledebouria loedolffiae Van Jaarsv. & Venter

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Common names: spotted cliff African hyacinth, spotted cliff squill (Eng.), kransbontblaar (Afr.)

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